ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥
raag aasaa mehlaa 9.
Raag Aasaa, Ninth Mehl:
ਬਿਰਥਾ ਕਹਉ ਕਉਨ ਸਿਉ ਮਨ ਕੀ ॥
birthaa kaha-o ka-un si-o man kee.
Who should I tell the condition of the mind?
ਲੋਭਿ ਗ੍ਰਸਿਓ ਦਸ ਹੂ ਦਿਸ ਧਾਵਤ ਆਸਾ ਲਾਗਿਓ ਧਨ ਕੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
lobh garsi-o das hoo dis Dhaavat aasaa laagi-o Dhan kee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Engrossed in greed, running around in the ten directions, you hold to your hopes of wealth. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Who can I tell the condition of my mind to?
Engrossed in greed, running in all ten directions, you cling to your hopes of wealth.
The greedy mind runs in every direction at once, chasing what never satisfies.
This is the first shabad in Aasaa of the Ninth Mehl, Guru Tegh Bahadur, whose voice is sober and searching. The Pause names the restless, greedy mind: "running around in the ten directions," clinging to "hopes of wealth." The mind scatters in every direction, chasing what never satisfies.
A Question to Sit With
When your mind 'runs in all directions,' what is it usually chasing?
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